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On 3 May 2007, the Royal Canadian Mint unveiled a Gold Maple Leaf coin with a nominal face value of $1 million and a metal value of over $3.5 million, referred to as a Big Maple Leaf. [ 5 ] [ 6 ] It measures 50 cm in diameter by 3 cm thick and has a mass of 100 kg , with a purity of 99.999%.
Canadian 10 dollar gold coin. The Currency Act of 1910 provided for gold coins to be issued in denominations of $2.50, $5, $10 and $20. [4] However, the Ottawa Branch of the Royal Mint only issued $5 and $10 pieces, with gold patterns first struck in 1911. [5]
The final major point in the Canadian gold mining timeline began in 1981 with the discovery of the Hemlo gold deposits in Northern and Northwestern Ontario. During this period, gold was also discovered across all Canadian provinces and territories and gold production from the 1990 to 1997 period averaged more than 150 tonnes a year.
The Royal Canadian Mint's 1-ounce gold maple leaf coin was launched in 1979, and the 1-ounce silver maple leaf and 1-ounce platinum maple leaf coins were launched in 1988. [ 10 ] In May 2007, the mint produced the world's first and only 99.999% pure gold maple leaf bullion (GML) coins.
A Big Maple Leaf measures 2.8 centimetres (1.1 in) thick and 50 centimetres (20 in) in diameter and is 999.99/1000 pure. The obverse of the BML shows Queen Elizabeth II as she has appeared on Canadian coinage since 2003, [5] when Susanna Blunt's design became the third iteration of the queen's effigy to appear on coinage (the others were 1965 and 1990).
Though typically not measured by pounds, seeing as 12 troy ounces equals a troy pound, and taking the current value of an ounce of gold as of Oct. 26, 2023, into account, a 1-pound gold bar would ...
A troy ounce equals 1.097 standard ounces, or about 10 percent more, and it’s the standard measure for the weight of gold. A pound is equal to 16 standard ounces, so even a small amount of gold ...
Gold bullion pieces are those that are primarily valued for their gold content," said Zanca. The Red Kettles raised an average of $2.7 million each day last holiday season. The coin is dated 1987 ...